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So the men will be away from school from March 3 to March 12, at the least, and if they make the semifinals could be away from Stanford for two whole weeks, leading right up to finals (which start March 17).  Explain to me where the student in student-athlete is supposed to fit in? (I know, they can watch recordings, write essays on the road, etc. but you can’t tell me that the quality of the education they are getting isn’t suffering tremendously from this ridiculous conference affiliation.

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So athletes are able to take a reduced unit count (10 unit minimum instead of the usual 12) for the season in which they are primarily competing. For football that's fall quarter, MBB & WBB that's winter quarter, baseball spring quarter, etc. This has been a thing for awhile, not a reaction to joining the ACC. This allows them to get to take just 2 classes so they aren't missing out on too much, while they load up on units in other quarters. Football, MBB, and WBB also enroll during the summer so they can make up these units elsewhere. That's why you've seen so many football players graduate early and transfer in the last few years.

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So the men will be away from school from March 3 to March 12, at the least, and if they make the semifinals could be away from Stanford for two whole weeks, leading right up to finals (which start March 17).  Explain to me where the student in student-athlete is supposed to fit in? (I know, they can watch recordings, write essays on the road, etc. but you can’t tell me that the quality of the education they are getting isn’t suffering tremendously from this ridiculous conference affiliation.

BC

So athletes are able to take a reduced unit count (10 unit minimum instead of the usual 12) for the season in which they are primarily competing. For football that's fall quarter, MBB & WBB that's winter quarter, baseball spring quarter, etc. This has been a thing for awhile, not a reaction to joining the ACC. This allows them to get to take just 2 classes so they aren't missing out on too much, while they load up on units in other quarters. Football, MBB, and WBB also enroll during the summer so they can make up these units elsewhere. That's why you've seen so many football players graduate early and transfer in the last few years.